Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar-191 121, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Online published on 20 December, 2016.
The investigations were conducted in the orchard of Department of Horticulture, Rajbagh, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Fruits of seven exotic pear cultivars were stored under ambient conditions along with two commercially grown varieties viz William Bartlett and Chinese Sandy pear as control. Fruits were stored for one month and analysed after 10 days intervals i e 10, 20 and 30 days for physiological loss in weight (PLW), total soluble solids, acidity, TSS/acid ratio, firmness and total sugars. Under ambient storage conditions, maximum PLW was recorded in Coscia (11.75%) and minimum in Cosco-D (5.72%). Fruit firmness decreased with advancement in storage. However, total soluble solids increased upto 20 days, thereafter recorded a declining trend. Similarly acidity of the stored fruits decreased under prolonged storage.
Pyrus communis L, Exotic cultivars, Storage period, physio-chemical characters
